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"Apart from Hogwarts, the Ministry of Magic does much to support house elves." He turned to Georgia Mayes, "Perhaps you could tell us a bit about what your division does in relation to house elves, Georgia?" Ethan inquired.
He looked around at the elves. "I don't know about the students but I'm getting a little hungry and thirsty, perhaps this is a class that requires some sustenance?"
Oh she existed in his little world?
Well I guess I should be honoured, she thought petulantly.
She decided to pretend it was not Ethan Truebridge who spoke but just some bodiless voice that asked her to talk about her job.
"The Being Division handles the needs of creatures deemed to be of sufficient intelligence to understand, abide by, and participate in the creation of wizarding law," she said, casting a dark sideways glance at Truebridge. "The way we manage the needs of house-elves is pretty much exclusively through the Office of House-Elf Relocation."
Tetrus had told her to play up the Ministry as if it were a fun place to work. Well her job was fun - except for the present moment - she enjoyed bossing around people and giving them nasty nicknames and generally getting things done properly with the added perk of scaring the living daylights out of people. But how to make it fun for children?
She decided not to even bother.
They probably weren't smart enough to understand half of what she was saying anyway.
"The Office of House-Elf Relocation's day to day tasks are to address questions or complaints of any house elf we should come across. They are our first priority. If a house elf finds the will to be relocated, we will facilitate a new, more suitable arrangement for the elf in question. This can sometimes mean merely addressing the concerns of the house elf and investigating their working atmosphere, making improvements if possible, and allowing them to remain where they are. In other instances we arrange for the house elf to leave the home they currently occupy in favour of one that better compliments their needs. Very occasionally we provide intervention services, but since abuse of an elf has to be reported before anyone can investigate, and so rarely does an elf find it in themselves to do so, this is a less common function of the office. Other tasks also include finding new work for freed house elves, and general liaison efforts with house elves to cultivate the best possible understanding between humans and elves."
Most likely, George sounded like a text book, or a very very boring tour guide, but she didn't care. She suspected nearly all the children weren't even listening to begin with.
Cretins.